U.S. Customs expands Global Entry to Germans. (Photo: Chris Hondros, Getty Images) WASHINGTON â Travelers from Germany will be able to join the Global Entry program for trusted travelers, Customs and Border Protection announced Friday.
In addition, Vietnam claims half a million children have been born with serious birth defects, while as many 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illness caused by Agent Orange. In 2004, a group of Vietnamese citizens filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, including the same ones that settled with U.S. veterans in 1984.
To assist those who have been affected by Agent Orange/dioxin, the Vietnamese have established peace villages, which each host between 50 and 100 victims, giving them medical and psychological help. As of 2006, there were 11 such villages, thus granting some social protection to fewer than a thousand victims.